Revivals, Awakenings, and Reform

Paperback | August 15, 1980

In Revivals, Awakenings, and Reform, McLoughlin draws on psychohistory, sociology, and anthropology to examine the relationship between America's five great religious awakenings and their influence on five great movements for social reform in the United States. He finds that awakenings (and the revivals that are part of them) are periods of revitalization born in times of cultural stress and eventuating in drastic social reform. Awakenings are thus the means by which a people or nation creates and sustains its identity in a changing world.

"This book is sensitive, thought-provoking and stimulating. It is 'must' reading for those interested in awakenings, and even though some may not revise their views as a result of McLoughlin's suggestive outline, none can remain unmoved by the insights he has provided on the subject."—Christian Century

"This is one of the best books I have read all year. Professor McLoughlin has again given us a profound analysis of our culture in the midst of revivalistic trends."—Review and Expositor

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McLoughlin draws on psychohistory, sociology, and anthropology to examine the relationship between America's five great religious awakening and their influence on five great movements religious awakenings and their influence on five great movements for social reform in the United States.

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In Revivals, Awakenings, and Reform, McLoughlin draws on psychohistory, sociology, and anthropology to examine the relationship between America's five great religious awakenings and their influence on five great movements for social reform in the United States. He finds that awakenings (and the revivals that are part of them) are perio...

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McLoughlin draws on psychohistory, sociology, and anthropology to examine the relationship between America's five great religious awakening and their influence on five great movements religious awakenings and their influence on five great movements for social reform in the United States.

The late William G. McLoughlin was professor of history at Brown University, a Guggenheim fellow, a fellow at the Charles Warren Center, and a senior fellow of the National Humanities Foundation. His works include Modern Revivalism: Charles Grandeson Finney to Billy Graham and Isaac Backus and the American Pietistic Tradition.

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Foreword by Martin E. MartyPreface1. Awakenings as Revitalizations of Culture2. The Puritan Awakening and the Culture Core3. The First Great Awakening, 1730-604. The Second Great Awakening, 1800-18305. The Third Great Awakening, 1890-19206. The Fourth Great Awakening, 1960-90(?)Suggestions for Further ReadingIndex

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McLoughlin draws on psychohistory, sociology, and anthropology to examine the relationship between America's five great religious awakening and their influence on five great movements religious awakenings and their influence on five great movements for social reform in the United States.